More USC Injuries??

[HuskerfaninOkieland]

One other injury update:

 

Injury Updates

 

Linebacker Oscar Lua and tailback Chauncey Washington were held out of practice Monday, and Carroll said he considers them "questionable" for Saturday's game.

 

Lua said he expected to be back Wednesday, but Carroll said if Lua's not ready to go, sophomore Rey Maualuga would start. Maualuga played most of the opener at Arkansas after Lua aggravated a groin pull on the first play.

 

Carroll said cornerback Kevin Thomas was day-to-day with his ankle, which was sprained.

[Big Red Cop]

Sounds like Ellis is going to miss the next two weeks with torn cartilege in his knee. This is the word from the Trojan Rivals site.

[BIGREDIOWAN]

I hate to say it and I hope he gets better after Saturday, but.........................GOOD!!!!!

[ttheKid1*18]

I'm just going to be mad if we beat them, hearing the media say but yeah USC didn't have this guy or that guy. We are missing Zack Bowman, but that won't be said at all. End of rant.

[gamecocks]

Of course, if we win, the big story will be about USC losing and the possible end of the legacy. There may be a small story about Nebraska being back.

[Washusker]

No hopefully Lua can't play, and they've lost three starters, one on the line, one in the backers' corps, and one in the backfield.

 

 

 

 

Let's see if all that young talent can step in.

 

 

 

 

At some point, experience has to play a role. Losing three vets on the defensive side, as well as not having Leinart, White, and Bush has to hurt a team, right???

 

 

[gamecocks]

Plus Washington, Thomas and Sartz are banged up for them too. Maybe having them play banged up is more beneficial to us then them sitting out. If they play, they won't be 100 percent, could possibly get injuried even worse during the game, and then have their backup come in for way more snaps than they were anticipating. But if their players sit out, their backups would go in knowing that they were going to play alot, would have more reps in practice and such.

[Marf]

Bowman... Gone.... Fluellen....Gone... We are in practically the same boat as them! If anyone complains about that, I will be furious. We are missing as much defensive fire power as them. Its ridiculous that people would think it would make that much of a difference.

[huskerdavo]

I'm just going to be mad if we beat them, hearing the media say but yeah USC didn't have this guy or that guy. We are missing Zack Bowman, but that won't be said at all. End of rant.

at this point a win is a win folks injuries are part of the game and risk even in practice you take em' how you can get them folks. geez f#*k the media if we win HuskerNation will be going crazy and knocking heads off. Lets do it first then talk however....

 

 

cn: injuries for USC very good keep em' coming

[ttheKid1*18]

And it's not like Bowman was an unknown. He was a top 10 corner in many writers' minds, so people know who he is.

[skersfan]

Never wish for an injury for any player, well maybe Ray Lewis. The kids work to hard for this. Line them up and if we lose to a better team so be it. Winning because half their team is gone will not be fun either. I want their best shot as they want ours. Decide it on the field, not lose it on the practice field.

 

I think we are entering pretty equal as far as injuries are concerned. If we beat them fair and square there will be no excuses from Pete Carrol, BC will be the same. Let's hope who ever starts for both teams finish healthy and give everything they have for the victory.

[BigRedWolf]

I just hope that USC doesn't push them to play when they aren't 100%.

I say if it takes recuperation until after the game Saturday for them to be healthy, then let them!

[alairguard]

USC DT Ellis has surgery, will miss several weeks

 

LOS ANGELES -- Young and inexperienced to begin with, No. 4 Southern California finds itself without three players projected to be starters just one game into the season.

 

 

Fullback Brandon Hancock sustained a season-ending knee injury in practice Aug. 14, and the same thing happened to safety Josh Pinkard in the Trojans' season-opening 50-14 victory at Arkansas on Sept. 2.

 

 

The latest injury occurred Monday in practice, when nose tackle Sedrick Ellis' right knee locked. He had to be carted from the field, and underwent arthroscopic surgery Tuesday. The good news, coach Pete Carroll said, is he hopes that Ellis won't be out for very long.

 

 

"A few weeks is what we're hoping," the coach said.

 

 

"Nobody's that worried," linebacker Dallas Sartz said regarding the loss of Ellis. "I wouldn't see a dropoff."

 

 

Fili Moala, listed as a co-first stringer with Chris Barrett at defensive tackle, will start at nose tackle Saturday night when the Trojans face No. 19 Nebraska (2-0) in their home opener. A sellout crowd of over 90,000 is expected at the Los Angeles Coliseum, where USC has won a Pac-10 record 27 straight games.

 

 

Freshman Taylor Mays will start in Pinkard's place in just the second game of his college career. Carroll expressed no concern.

 

 

"He's ready to do it," Carroll said regarding the 6-foot-4, 225-pounder from Seattle.

 

 

The USC depth chart lists six possible starters at tailback -- juniors Chauncey Washington and Desmond Reed, and freshmen C.J. Gable, Emmanuel Moody, Allen Bradford and Stafon Johnson. All but Johnson played in the opener, and Carroll indicated all will play against Nebraska.

 

 

"Something's going to make some sense to adjust it," Carroll replied when asked if the time will come when a smaller number of players will get the bulk of the carries. "It doesn't matter to me, I just hope we do well."

 

 

Gable had 12 carries, Washington eight, Moody seven, Bradford five and Reed four against Arkansas. Washington, who gained 55 yards, has missed some practice time with an injured hamstring.

 

 

"We're going to try to nurse him through the week here," Carroll said.

 

 

Linebacker Oscar Lua, who didn't return after the first series at Arkansas because of an injured hamstring, said he felt much better and would be ready to go against Nebraska. Lua is listed as a co-first stringer on the depth chart with Rey Maualuga, who made six tackles in the opener.

 

 

Nebraska has rolled up some impressive numbers in its two victories, but the Cornhuskers haven't exactly played powerhouses, having beaten Louisiana Tech 49-10 and Nicholls State 56-7.

 

 

"They are on a big roll right now. They've come out of the chute flying," Carroll said.

 

 

While USC has played such non-conference opponents as Notre Dame, Auburn, Virginia Tech and Fresno State in recent years, Nebraska has played the likes of its first two opponents this season along with Maine, Western Illinois and Troy.

 

 

"The schools have their opportunity to orchestrate their season as they want to," Carroll said. "There's different philosophies. It really depends on how you look at it. Their confidence is peaked and they're ready to go. I can see why they do it."

 

Copyright 2006 by The Associated Press

[HuskerfaninOkieland]

I snooped a couple of USC forums yesterday and the consensus among most of their fans is out of all the players they could afford to lose for this game, Ellis was the one they could not afford to lose. Seems he was the anchor for the D-line. I surmise them losing Ellis would be equal to us losing Carriker.

[zoogs]

"They are on a big roll right now. They've come out of the chute flying," Carroll said.

 

 

While USC has played impressively against Arkansas State recently, Nebraska has been scheduling the likes of Notre Dame, Penn State, Virginia Tech, Washington, UCLA, and Tennessee to fill its non-conference schedule slots.

 

"The schools have their opportunity to orchestrate their season as they want to," Carroll said. "There's different philosophies. It really depends on how you look at it. Their confidence is peaked and they're ready to go. I can see why they do it."

 

Fixed.